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THE SCHANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 189T.
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g Facts About an
Grand Old Mai of Crete,
A Greek mail steamer piles weekly ,
liotween Piraeus, the seaport of Allien'?, ,
and tho Island of Cietc, and trnvoleis i
who miss it and who do not caro to I
wait a week longer usually take pass-
age on one of the manv small Greek (
freighters. These frelghtura touch llrst
at tho Island of Syra, the ancient Ilcr
mopolls and the residence of the gover
nor of Cyclades Islands. After a day
In port there they proceed to Crete,
touching at the Islands of Naxos, rv.ru3
nnd Slphnos, the whole trip lasting
three and one-half days.
The harbor of Canea, tho destination
of the vessels, Is protec ted by a well
preserved forties.-., one slili of which
extends down to tho edge of the water.
Tho eastern side of the fort Is about
1.G00 feet long, the southern bide 2,400
and the western side l.fuO. These walls
are protected by four ramparts, two of
which face the valley anJ the other two
tho sea, and the whole Is surrounded by
h deep und wide ditch. The northern
sldo of the city Is built down to the
harbor, which Is partly protected by a
uhaln of rocks hardly visible above
water. L'pon these rocks Is a wall 1.130
feet long. In the middle of which Is n
strong rampurt. At the eastern end of
this wall Is a tower with a lighthouse,
tho light being visible twelve miles
nway. At the western end there Is a
fortress wlt.t a few old fashioned guns.
Although the harbor of Canen Is larger
than that of Candla or Itetlmo, It is
very shallow and can accommodate only
pmnll vessels. Large ships usually an
chor In the bay of Souda, which Is di
vided into upper and lower bays.
THE lIAKBOIt OP SOUDA.
Tho harbor of Souila Is, strictly de
fined, tho upper bay, being five miles
long and one and tin et-fourths miles
wide, with a depth of 430 feet. On a
small Island at the entianc-e of the har
bor Is a fortiess with twelve Krupp
guns. On the southern s-hore of the
harbor Is the Mediterranean navy yaid
of Turkey. It Is In this harbor that
most of the European men-of-war sent
to Crete And safe and comfortable an
chorage. The city of Canca, being the seat of
the governor geneial, has clean streets,
fine houses and some public buildings
of considerable pretensions, such as the
governor's headquarters and the court
house, both of which ate of modern
construction. The military hospital,
two armories and the health ofllce aiso
are lino .structure. Tho population of
the city Is estimated at 14.010, of whom
4.750 uto Greeks and 0,500 Turks, 1C0
Israelites and 200 Itoman Catholics.
Nearly every European government Is
represented by either a consul of a
consular agent. Most of these repre
sentatives live In the small town of
Halepa, about half an hours' walk from
Canea. " ' " ' "
Halepa became quite famous on ac
count of the well known treaty of 1878
that was signed there "by tho Cretan
plenipotentiaries and the sultan's en
voys. On lofty ground, covered with
olive, pomegranate and almond trees,
commanding an excellent view of Hal
epa and tho country around It, thero
stands the famous Ottoman tower of
Halepa, built by the Janizaries. It is
well foi tilled and has been a refuge for
Turkish families in revolutionary
times.
TURKISH QUARTERS.
The Turkish quarters of Canea are
around tlu Spanlza squute. It was un
der a plane tree In tho square that the
members of the Turkish committee
usually met to discuss matters with the
Turkish authorities during the last rev
olution. It was impossible for a Chris
tian to pass through the square without
being attacked by the Mussulmans. It
is here also that the Mohammedan fam
ilies gather in the evening for recrea
tlon: they sit on wooden benches und
listen to the music of th'.- Arab music
Jans of Canea.
Until a few days ago the population
of the island of Crete was a matter ot
conjecture, The most Uuthworthy cen
sus on the island was taken In 1SS1, by
order of Governor Photlades. and Is re
garded by competent authorities, both
Christian and Mohammedan, as fairly
honest. It gave a total population of
270,165. Of these 205,010 wt re orthodox
Greeks, 73,234 Mohammedans, 253 Ro
man Catholics, 8 Armenians. C17 Israol
ities, and 13 Protestants. Nearly all the
Inhabitants speak Greek. Even tho
Mohammedan priests and teacher use
the Greek lunguage in explaining the
Koran or the Turkish le&sons to their
pupils,
Desldeii Canea there aro two other
cities of pome Impoitance in Crete,
namely. Candla, Inhabited by 13,000
Turks ai.d C.OOO Greeks, and Ketlmo,
with n population of 0,321 Turks and
1,320 Greeks. Roth cities He on the
northern shgro of the Island, and they
are only a shoit distance apart.
THE WHTTH MOUNTAINS.
Not far from Retlmo is a range of
hills, known as tho White mountains,
with extensive table land at each end,
which are places of refuge during i evo
lutions for the Christian families. The
mountains aro coveted with plne.chest
nut and cedar tree, and abound in
springs of excellent water.
On the southern coast ot Crete there
are few settlements of any Importance.
The only noteworthy spot Is the harbor
of Fair Havens, mentioned In the Acts
of thu Apostles, chapter 27, verse 8, In
which tho vessel carrying St. Paul to
Malta found refuge. Vessels today
usually seek refugp In the same port In
had weather. There aro but a few
email houses at Fair Havens, and thesi
are occupied by Turkish olliclals sta
tioned there to report to the Aga of
l"eakl, tho chief village of the district,
the parsing of vessels. These olliclals
have little to do. On the east side of
tho bay there nre the ruins of an old
Greek chapel dedicated to St. Paul:
legend haH It that the chapel was built
on the spot on wn'.c'i the npostlo stood
when ho preached to tho natives of
Crete.
A HBAM'HY PLACE.
No island has a healthier or moio
agreeable cllmato than has Crete. In
the hottest days of Mimmer refreshing
sea breezes are beldcm lacking, and
winter, which begins In December, ends
obout the latter part of January. Tho
rainy season often continues until late
Jn April, but It very seldom rains in tho
Mimmnr.
A chain of mountains divides thfl Is
land Into what are called the northern
and southern slopes. One-third of ths
island consists of rocky slopes; an
other third has a fairly good soil, which
11 11 JC
Island tbat Now Is tie
's
remains uncultivated for want of farm
hands, nnd the other third Is cultivated
only rudely for the same reason. Tho
cultivation of fruit remains as It was
centuries ago, Tho wnnt of progress Is
owing to the repeated acta of Injustice
committed against the Christian far
mers by the Turkish tax gatherers.
Olives and their oil are tho Btnple pro
duct of Crete. Valleys from one end
GENERAL
Dashing Greek
New York, April 23. General Smolentz's
brilliant victory of yesterday over tho
Turkish forces near Reveal Is tegarded as
the first Jewel In the crown of the former
Gieclan minister of war. Smolentz Jurt
missed capturing IMhem I'asha, comman
der of the Turks on the frontier, and
pushed him in IllRht toward Damasi. Tho
dashing Greek has been promoted from his
late colonelcy, and is now a full-Hedge I
commander, who has had good experience
In battle. When he leccntly deserted his
portfolio for the Held he was placed in
tho command of 14,00) koIJIpis at Revenl,
which Is near the strategic city of Iirii"sa.
Kdham had moved forward toward that
of tho Island to the other are covered
with olive trees. Next to the olive In
dustry conies that of the vines pro
ducing many varieties of grapes, rais
ins and wine. Orchards of orange, lem
on, citron and almond trees abound
In the vallevs, while chestnut and fig
trees are found at tho base of the moun
tains. A peculiarity of all Cretan pro
ducts Is their cxpulslte flavor, which
they retain long after they ure gath
ered and shipped. It Is the opinion of
the best Informed Cretan merchants
that, with proper facilities for trans
portation of products to the seapoits
nnd a guarantee against misrule and
arbitrary taxation, Crete could provide
all Europe with oil and fruits of several
kinds.
NUMEROUS REVOLUTIONS.
Like Cuba, Crete has always found
her curse in tho beauties with which
nature has endowed her. Since the
Island was left by the Venetians to tho
Turks In 1715 no fewer than nine revo
lutions have taken place among its peo
ple. Each time the revolt was precipi
tated by Turkish tyranny. The most
remarkable feature of nil these revolu
tions Is that In no Instance have the
Cretans been forced by defeat to lay
down their arms. Their disarming has
been due always to the Intervention of
some "friendly power" which wished
to give an opportunity to the Turkish
government to Introduce reforms.
Whoever hns lived In Turkey has his
opinion ns to the good faith of Turkey
In promising reforms, especially when
they aro exacted by the threat of dem
olition of the ottoman dynasty in Eu
lcpe. But for "friendly" foreign In
tervention Crete would have secured
her Independence long ago. Russian
diplomacy frustrated the hopes and as
pirations of the Cretans In last vear's
revolution, and, despite the role she Is
now playing with tho other European
cowers,, as If to force the sultan to
carry out the long promised reforms
among the Christians In his domin
ions, she Is the one country dlrettjns
the sultan's policy In the east. There
Is not a Cretan of any prominence on
tho Island who has the least faith in
the professions of the porte as to car
rying out any reforms.
OLD COSTO VELOUDAKES.
At present there is not a man more
trusted by the Cretans than the grand
old man of Crete, old Costa Veloudakes,
the permanent president of the revolu
tionary assembly and a scion of one of
the oldest families of the Island, He
has Just celebrated his ninety-fifth
birthday. He has taken part in every
revolution on the Island during his time.
In tho eight-year revolution of 1S21 he
was at the head ot a strong Cretan
force, having distinguished himself by
liberating sixty-eight Cretan women
held In bonduge in a Turkish fortress.
Ho is a man of few words, but when
ever ho speaks his utterances carry
great weight. His courago is prover
bial. In the battle of the Fountains In
1SC6 he. was lighting beside his two sons
whin a bullet killed one of them. With
out flinching ho gave orders to carry
the dead from the battlefield j he con
tinued fighting until the enemy was re
pulsed. In 1S78 ho was proclaimed com-mandcr-ln-chlcf
of all tho revolutionary
torc-iiB on tho Island, and was subse
quently selected with two other Cretans
to proceed to the German capital during
the drawing of tho Berlin treaty to lay
before the representatives of tho pow
ers the claims of the Cretans.
To give ovldenco ot the low esteem In
which Turkish promises are held by
tho Cretans it Is necssary only to quote
the remarks recently mado by one of
the most conservative members of the
Cretan revolutionary committee.
Turkish finnans." ho said, "granting
.reforms ic-mlnds mo ot tho story of the
schoolboy taught In mischief by his
teacher, and then resorting to all sorts
ot excuses and promises of better con
duct so as to cscapo punishment. So It
flit -mj-p
in with tho sultanonrl hl firmans Rrant
hiB prlvllcRPB to tho Christians of Crete!
you may always look for thorn when
ever Home high-handed rascality has
heen committed ly his people and tho
foreign Kovcrnments look Bternly at
lilm. It Ih needless to say that the ex
citement cinco over you need not look
for the fulfillment of his promises."
Public opinion among the Cretans Is
advoiso to the acceptance of any re
foims. The prevallltiK opinion at tho
mectlnga of the Cretans Is that they
should fljjht until the union of Crete
with Greece is accomplished.
MR. BUSTEBD REPLIES.
OIIcm Some Objections to Our Edi
torial ol Licit Saturday.
lMltor of Tlio Tribune.
Sir: While I highly appreciate your
courtesy In granting mc so much space
In your valued newspaper last Satur
day, nnd extend to you my thanks
therefor, yet 1 cannot conscientiously
permit your very spirited nnd antag
onistic editorial upon It to pass un
challenged nnd undented on account
SMOLENTZ,
Military Chieftain.
ancient town in the hopes of taking It, nnd
ultimately taking it, nnd ultimately press
ins on to Athens, hut he was most disas
trously checked by Smolentz, The new
general in his Ilfrhtlng showed, that the
lessons ho learned In the military schools
of lluropo were not thrown away. He is
u native Greek, and is Just 43 years old. Ho
spent his youth In the schools of Athens,
and then went aboard to llnlsh his educa
tion in the great schools of middle Europe.
While away from home ho studied interna,
tlnoal law, and on his return entered the
Greek army, wher he served as a captain
of artillery. He was then promoted to be
a colonel, and afterwanl mado minister
of war In Premier Delyannis' cabinet.
of some Inaccuracies as to facts there
in contained.
In the llrst place you fall to romem-"
ber what is stated In the article, that
It was wiltten tour years ago, at which
time Mr, Stevens was very much alive
and most actively employed in his con
spiracy with his coadjutors. Again,
you comment that I "omit to discuss
well authenticated reports of the ex
queen's personal unfitness to reign over
an Intelligent people and yet accept as
tiuo all the hearsay gossip to the detri
ment of Minister Stevens."
If it is a question of the morals of
courts, I respectfully refer you to the
court of Great Britain, of Austria, and
in fact any court in Europe, and It Is
my Arm belief that tho court of Queen
Llliuoknlani will bear very favorable
comparison. As to taking hearsay gos
sip about Conspirator Stevens, you
overlook that I allege In my article
that I refer to stat papers on file In
Washington.
I fall to appteclato the following sen
tence: "Our correspondent forgets
that higher than the right of accidental
Inheritance Is tho right of acquisition,
the light of conquest, the inevitable and
divinely appointed survival of the fit
test." I believe In the survival of the
Attest. I believe in the right of honor
able acquisition; but It must not be by
chicanery, fraud or deceit. I deny that
there Is any such thing as a right ot
conquest. Such a proposition, coming
from a civilized community, leturns
you to that savage condition which you
say my article would return us to,
where might made right..
You refer to "the right of to responsible-
inhabitants of Hawaii to estab
lish a government In accordance
with their own ideas." Of course
you allude to the present usurp
ers and rebels, some of whom
were members, of Queen Lllluo
kalanl's government at tho tlW they
entered Into tho conspiracy, all known
a3 missionary children. I paid my re
spects to thorn in the article- itself.
What is right and what Is wrong Is
entirely a question of geography, be
ing altered and reversed according to
the points of the compass.
Civilization, as we, the puny little
minority of tho Inhabitants of thi?
world, choose to call it, we self con
stituted censors who claim that every
one that disagrees with us is wrong
has instituted n social fabric which de
mands us to not only suppress, hut
to actually deny possessing every nat
ural disposition that was born in us;
nnd has Incited the crime of hypocrisy
and untruth.
I think the les3 said, about the native
Indian to which you refer and our
treatment of him, the better. You re
member the famous answer made in re
lation to a question of how tho nborlg
lnics were- converted: "Bibles and Bul
lets." Very respectfully,
Richard Buslced, Jr.
Scranton, April 23.
m
Spurgcon's Stories.
Where did Spurgeon get all the good
stories with which his writings and
speeches were Illustrated? asks an ex
change. Tho Rev, William Denton tells
how many years ago ho used to meet
a gentleman at tho British museum
searching diligently folios of the fathers
and other ancient books. "May I ask
you," said Mr. Denton one day, "what
work you are engaged in bringing
out?"
"I?" was the reply; "don't you know
who I am? I nm Spurgeon's man en
gaged In looking out stories for him in
books not generally read or familiar to
tho public."
Aot Vet.
Caddlngton That's a lino Job of yours
up on the court house,
McManus (the contractor, proudly) It
Vj fhotl
CScdiUngton Is tho plumbing exposed?
McMunus (In hoarso whisper) S-s-s-sh I
Not yet; an' OI've hopes th' Investlgatln'
committee can bo shtecred off Rl-Puck.
TRADE CHANCES IN
TURKEY AND GREECE
American Commcrclnl Interests Not
Much Affected by the War.
OUR TRADE THERE IN THE PAST
It Ilns Itccn Slight, According to
Consular Reports, but din lie Un
proved If Intelligent Study lie Given
to the .Markets ol the Two Countries
Now at Uncli Other's Thronts.
Special to Th5 Scranton Tribune.
Washington, April 23. The effect of
the wnr between Turkey and Grtcce
will probably be felt less in the United
States, In a commercial way, then In
any other country. Our export trade
with both ot these countries is com
paratively small; In fact, almost Insig
nificant. A report from Consul Short,
ot Constantinople, dated Oct. 2(5, ISflG
supplies the following data ns to In
dustrial and trade conditions in Tur
key: The Industries In the Turkish Em
pire are on the decrease, owing chief
ly to the lack of native capital and
enterprise, foreign cnpltal being kept
away by unsettled political condition.
A few factories exist In Constanti
nople, viz, factories for cotton cloth,
for felt hats and caps, and for boots
and shoes, all owned by tho govern
ment. Factories belonging to private
Individuals, under limited and priv
ileged concessions, nre: Ice factory
gloss factory, brewery, paper .mills,
cottoni yarn factory, and a tobacco
factoiy, the latter being administered
by the Ottoman Tobacco Monopoly
company. There are also seveial Hour
mills and tanneries.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The late of . duty on Imports Is 8
per cent, ad valorem, and 1 per cent,
ad valorem on exports. The only of
ficial statistics on the Imports and ex
ports at Constantinople are published
by the Turkish custom-house and cov
er tho period of tho Turkish financial
year, ended on March 12. The last
statistics published are for tho year
ended March 12, 1S03. It Is Impossi
ble, says Mr. Short, to obtain any
general statistics from any unolllclal
source. A marked decrease both In
imports and exports is observed since
lust year, and this decrease Is contin
uous, owing to tho anomalous condi
tion of affairs in Asiatic Turkey and
to tho recent disturbances in Constan
tinople. There are no changes In currency
nor in the United States gold value
of the monetary unit. The rate of ex
change has Increased about 2 per cent.
The actual amount of currency In cir
culation is not known.
There are no mniked changes In the
prlco of commodities, the rates con
tinuing almost the same. The only
marked rise has been In the grain
market, the pi Ice of wheat having gone
up 60 per cent. The price of bread has
gone up 25 per cent.
TAXES.
There are no new municipal taxes,
octroi duties, etc., which bear upon
American trade. The only octroi duties
which affect American goods are thosv
paid for storage, which petroleum is
obliged to pay. The stores were built
several years ago on the banks of
the upper Bosphorus, and all petro
leum merchants arc required to keep
their petroleum there and bring it to
town in Iron boats or tanks construct
ed for this purpose. Only a small
quantity Is allowed to be stored In
the stores In the capital. The duty
paid for storage Is 0 cents per case
for the first month and an additional
charge of one-half cent for every oth
er month; also a charge of 4 cents per
case for transport to town.
The actual means of communication
with the United States are by steam
ers from Constantinople to Liverpool,
Marseilles, Havre, Genoa, and Ham
burg. Tho gcods on reaching said
ports are transhipped to the ports of
destination in the United States. The
tlmo occupied In transit Is about a
month or forty days. The rates of
freight to tho- United Slates are not
excessive, bclmr from $4,37 to $1.80 per
ton dead weight, and from $4.13 to $4.37
per 40 cubic feet measurement.
SPECULATION.
The cause of the financial prostra
tlon which has pervaded business cir
cles In Constantinople, says Consul
Gtneral Short, Is the Incalculable and
unwise .-speculation i.i government
stocks, bonds, and private shares of
all descriptions, most of which were
issued by the leading bank of the em
pire the Imperial Ottoman Bank an
institution with foreign capital, but
governed under the Turkish laws and
amendable to the Turkish tribunals
and Jurisdiction established under
special imperial decree. This bank Is
the only one which has the privilege of
Issuing bank notes to the amount of
about $5,000,000, payable In gold on de
mand, Tho bank encouraged specula
tion and induced the people to engage
in it heedlessly. Even women weie
speculating. Tho reaction was not
long in coming. Thero was a rush on
the bank and it could not cash tho
bank notes, as the shares were going
down and the bank was obliged to sell,
Tho only means of salvation wns a
moratorium, and this was obtained
trom the Turkish government by the
director-general' of the bank. Sir Edgar
Vincent, an englishman. The mora
torium was for four months, and tho
bank was saved; its position, however,
Is not tho same now as It was before
the moratorium. The crisis' in the
market began and was In full force
during the political disturbances of last
year, and the massacres of a. few
months ago brought the financial con
dition to the present acute and cul
minating point, diminishing tho re
venue of tho empire very considerably.
TRADE CHANCES GOOD.
The prospect for Introducing Ameri
can products, Mr. Short thinks, Is very
good, but efficient agents, familiar
with the language and customs of the
country should be uppolnted, and at
tention should bo paid to the credit
system of tho country.
A great quantity of products, such
os carpets, embrodrrles, gum mastic,
gum tragacanth, mohair, attar of ross,
opium, sheep casings, skins, tobacco,
wool, etc., are exported, and all of
them, especially carpets, lugs, opium,
mohair, attar of roses and wool, find a
market In the United States. The
amount of exports from the Consular
districts of Constantinople to the
United States was $2,010,833.12 for the
fiscal year ending Juno SO, 1800.
The Introduction of United States In
ventions and mechanical or trade
methods cannot bo accomplished very
easily, as tho people, as a rule, do not
wish to give up their primitive habits.
It will require a great exertion and
i very great economical advantages to
persundo them to adopt American In
ventions and trado methods.
IN GREECE.
Consul Ilorton, of Athens, ln a re
port of the commerce und Industries
of Greece, date September 10, 180tl,
gives a number of tables of Imports
and exports.
Table No. 1 gives a list of the prin
ciple articles Imported by Greece and
of the countries which supplied them
during tho year 1S04, later statistics
coverlnng this point being unobtain
able. England heads the list, with a
total of $0,501,241.51, followed by Rus
sia. With $5,509,040.40, over $5,000,000 of
which represents wheat nnd other ce
reals. Tho importations from the
United States amounted to only $020,
727 35.
Table No, 11 shows that the princi
pal articles of export from Greece aro
the Zante currants, minerals, sponges,
and olive oil. England Is Greece's best
customer, buying products during the
year 1894 to tlv extent of $4,275,820.00,
while for the snme year, tho exports to
the United Stntes amounted to only
$106,170.04.
OSMAN
Famous General-in-Chief
Next to the tultan himself Oman Pasha
U tho moit Important personage In tho
Ottoman Kmplte, It is he on whom wilt
largely depend the outcome of the present
war, for Osmnn I'js-hn Is thu highest mili
tary power under Abdul Ilaiild. As com-mander-ln-chlcf
en the Turkish forces ho
will bo given an opportunity to show once
more his line ability as a director ut
armies. Osman Is a Moslem soldier of tho
ancient type, fanatical, frugal, absolutely
fearlcbs, an intense believer In Allah and
tho prophet, and, when Intrenched behind
earthworks next to Invincible. He i3 the
most distinguished soldier in all the em
pire, and one of the most distinguished In
all of Kurope. lie Is now In his sixty-sixth
year and ns keen a general as over. Ho
has not always been victorious, but his
career hns been brilliant. Ho came out
of that ancient country, Asia .Minor. Ul.s
native town Is Tokat, and ho was trained
for the army from his babyhood. Ho en
tered the military school at Constantino
ple and distinguished himself then by his
Tables III and IV are with reference
to tho exports from Greece. These two
tables show a general shrinking In
business, due In great part, no doubt,
to the unsettled financial condition of
tho country.
Tables V, VI and VII have reference
to the three nations specially favored
by the Greek customs duties, I. e.,
Germany, England and France. These
favorable conditions have been secured
by special commercial treaties. No
such treaty exists between Greece and
the United States. The commercial
tieaty between Greece and Belgium,
signed May 28, 1893, makes the fol
lowing provisions:
Belgium repeals the duty on cur
rants Imported for the purpose of dis
tilling wine and reduces the duty on
currants used for other purposes from
23 francs to 20 francs per 100 kilos (200
pounds). In return, Greece reduces her
duty on certain articles of Belgian
manufacture, such a1. Ironwork, etc.
TOBACCO.
The main object of the commercial
treaty with Egypt Is to obtain In that
country a market for G -eek tobacco.
On condition of Greek " "abjects In
Egypt submitting to all ihe require
ments of tho customs, the importa
tion of Creek tobacco has been per
mitted. Egypt agrees not to levy a
higher ad valorem duty than 10 per
cent, on Greek products, except on
silk, alcohol, cattle, and gialn, on
whleh a 15 per cent, duty Is permls
sable. By commercial convention with
Sweden and Norway, those countries
agree to reduce the import duty on
currants from 23 to 15 per cent.
From the treaties, it Is evident, says
Consul Horton, that the main object
of Greece, and one for which she Is
willing to make almost any conces
sion, is to secure a market for her cur
rants. The large extent of territory
devoted to this crop as caused over
production, resultin in cheap prices.
To alleviate this e the government
last year passed ill providing for
the retention of per cent, of tho
crop, to be used r the manufacture
of cognac, etc.
No appreciably suits have followed
this measure, .J the Greek people
realize thnt the Jbest hope lies In the
foreign market.
OUR CHANCE.
Among the articles for which Ameri
can manufactures might find a mar
ket In Greece may be mentioned diving
and sponge apparatus, agricultural and
Industrial implements and machinery,
bicycles and bicycle supplies, drugs,
lfeW.' W 1MM&M
AH Cleaning"
chemical, patent medicines, clocks,
watches, firearms, hides, paper, pre
pared fUh, whlpkey, sugar and wheat.
During tho year 1R94 and 1S95, $025,
045.50 worth of sponges wero expoited
from Greece. The headquarters of this
Industry nre the Islands of Acglna and
Hydra, and sponge fishing Is carried
on extensively In the Aegenn. Greek
lleetH venturing ns far from home n)
the coasts of Africa. The llttlng out
of th'cso boats with ntiparatu-s must bo
a profitable Item of trade.
During the year of 1S95, Grccco
bought $S08,850 wortli Of prepared llsh.
There are over one hundred and sixty
fast days In the Greek religious calen
dar, on the most of which fish Is eaten,
particularly dried cod. Tho greater
part of tho cod that reaches Greece Is
of tin Inferior quality thin nnd poor.
Better codfish would find a ready mar
ket, even at a higher price.
In 1S94, over Sl.2Jl.fG2. worth of .drugs
nnd chemicals were Imported into
Greece, none of which came from the
United Stales of America.
American firearms, checks and wat
ches nro beglnlng to make their ap
pearance In Greece, and are very much
PASHA,
of the Turkish Armies.
great aptness and his easy mastery of tac
tics. He was a prominent figure In the
Crimean war, and during the last Cretan
campaign tho sultan made him comman
der of the Turkish forces on tho Island.
He was likewise head of the army during
tho serbo-Turklsh war, and acquiteu him
self bravely. When the big war with Rus
sia came Osman was placed In charge of
tho Fifth army cotps, and ho led the troops
at the battle of Sc.ilevltz. The Russians
beat him back In that engagement, nnd
then Osman retired to Plevna and In
trencVh'd himself. For four months he
held Ms position unmoved, and on Ucc.
10, 1ST", ho surrendered with his army of
43,000 men. Since his lighting days ho has
served his emperor In many useful capa
cities. He had the portfolio of war several
times, and In 1S9I he was mado grand mir
shal of tho Imperial palace, and of lito
w ns placed at the head of the army. He Is
di'Voted to his master's Interests, nnd In
ir.n the Greeks will undoubtedly find no
easy and submissive opponent.
In favor. Generally, these goods are
brought from London,
Most of the cereals consumed in
Greece nre brought from Russia. Tho
value of this import during tho year
of 1S93 was $5,368,912.99. The average
price paid for wheat was 3.9 to 4.3 cents
per oko of 24-5 pounds.
Thero are 11 steam flour mills at
Plreaus, employing 350 men, The dour
In use, If judged by American stand
ards, is of poor quality.
Products of Greece most suitable for
exportation to the United Stntes are
currants, sponges, cognac, olive oil,
onions, citrons, lemons, toap, emery,
manganese and other Iron ores, cal
cined magncsite, and fire bricks.
CHEAP SU.MMF.U CIIA.K1TIES.
Wise Methods of Helping the Poor in
Iiurgo Cilic.
From the Sun.
Boston has instituted a charity that
shows how much good can be done by
the expenditure of little money. In the
congested portions of the city open
spaces have been converted Into play
grounds for the children. At a small
cost loads of clean white sand wero
dumped In these spaces; the children
of the neighborhood wero Invited to
come, and all sorts of Implements and
toys given them, Here the children
spend many a happy hour, while un
der the care and direction ot one or
more teachers, who are always in at
tendance. Fr5m this Boston sand garden Idea
bus sruns: up in New York a similar
enterprise. The stones were removed
from the empty lots, a shed with a roof
built all the wuy across, and under
It placed tables and benches, while
swings were hung for the smallest chil
dren and tools and playthings fur
nished. Outside the shelter are big
swings for the big goys and girls and
seesaws, as well as simple gymnastic
apparatus.
One of the most practical and Ingen
ious modes for giving pleasure and
health to the poor of the city was orig
inated a few years ago by Nathan
Straus, of New York. Over one posi
tion of an East river pier a permanent
high wooden covering Is built, while a
large space Is covered with an awning,
with sides to let down to shut out the
sun. Hero tho women and children
hold high carnlvnl. Mothers wheel
their baby carriages and young
sters frolic about the lont pier, where,
no matter how hot the day, a salt
breeze always- blows fresh off the river.
about the house, paint, floors, pots
and pans, dishes and glassware,'
silver and tinware, can be done
better, quicker and cheaper with
V&SHIM foWDffi
than with any other cleansing
coinpouud. Largest package
greatest economy.
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CblcKio.ttt, Louis, New York, lioaton, 1'ullad.eJpb.la,
adway's, .
Rills
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Manufacturers of tho Celebrated
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Clover, Timothy,
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The St. Denis
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Opp. Cirace Church. European Plan.
Rooms $i,oo a Day and Upwards.
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